Stud shoe



Nov. 17, 1959- l.. M. HOULDING 2,912,850

STUD SHOE l Filed Aug. 27, 1957 Il 1| f f/ffwww: n 3 n /4 l ,I /f/ z /l l STUD SHOE Lloyd M. Houlding, Portland, Oreg., assignor to Max C. Richardson, Portland, Oreg.

Application August 27, 1957, Serial No. 680,475

1 Claim. (Cl. 72 115) This invention relates generally to fireproof interior partitions for buildings and more particularly to metal supporting structures on which to support the gypsum lath boards forming the base for the finished plaster wall of such a partition.

Specifically this invention provides an improved stud shoe which now not only provides means for attaching the metal wall studs to the top and bottom wall channels of the partition but also provides means for securing the top and bottom edges of the lath board plaster base to the wall studs.

It is the object of the invention to provide an improved wall for less cost with less work by a structural part for the wall frame which, at substantially no additional cost, includes means for securing the top and bottom edges of the lath board plaster base to the wall studs.

How this object is accomplished is explained in the following description referring to the attached drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmental side elevation in partial section of a wall in which my invention may be practiced.

Fig. 2 is a View in sectional elevation as seen from the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental transverse sectional elevation viewed from the line 3 3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmental transverse sectional elevation viewed from the line 4 4 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental side elevation viewed from the line 5 5 in Fig. 4.

Like reference numbers refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing, it should be noted that Figs. l and 2 show fragmentally a typical wall in which the stud shoes of this invention may be used but that these figures are drawn to a scale too small to show the stud shoes in detail as they are shown in the enlarged Figs. 3, 4 and 5. f

In the drawing Fig. 3 clearly shows that in an interior wall of the type here described there is at the top of the wall a downwardly open metal channel 11 secured to the underside of the ceiling surface 12 by spaced fasteners 30. Also Figs. 4 and 5 show at the bottom of the wall an upwardly open metal channel 13 secured to the top side of a floor surface 14 by fasteners 30.

Confined at their respective ends between the downwardly extending legs of channel 11 and the upwardly extending legs of channel 13 are a plurality of vertical wall studs 15 spaced longitudinally of the channels, as shown. Each of these studs 15 is a lattice type of column made up of a zigzag web rod 16 secured at its angles on each of its respective sides to pairs of flange rods 17 and 18 respectively.

To attach the wall studs 15 securely to top channel 11 positioned along the channel as desired, it is seen in Fig. 3 that a pair of metal shoes 19 are positioned with their side flanges 20 turned inwardly respectively about flange rods 17 and 18 of wall `studs 15. Also vthe end anges United States Patent4 2,912,850 Patented Nov. 17, 1959 AICC `21 of shoes 19 are turned inwardly between the base of channel 11 and the ceiling undersurface 12. A tie wire '22*is then wrapped about stud 15 over shoes 19 and its ends are twisted tightly together to secure stud 15 tightly in position in channely 11.

In a similar manner as seen in Figs. 4 and 5 the bottom end of a stud 15 is secured in a desired position in chan- .'.nel 13 by a pair .of shoes 19 and a tie wire 22.

With the studding in place the gypsum board lath base for the wall plaster is applied to the studding. These lath boards, shown typically at 23 may be three eighths of -an inch thick, sixteen inches wide and four feet long.

- Usually the boards will be laid with their widths vertically along the wall and their lengths horizontally so that the Wall will be faced vertically with boards 16l high except for the top row which will be cut as required to complete the wall height.

Starting at the bottom of the wall, the lower edge of the row of boards will be perforated by the lather and wire tied to the studding or lower channel 13 and its upper edge will be clipped to each stud which it contacts by a preformed heavy vwire clip 24 the center part of which goes around one stud flange and the ends of which are each formed into an upward and downward extending loop which holds the board above and the board below to the stud. The lateral ends of the boards are mismatched and usually will not come on studding so another form of clip 25 is provided to hold the boards securely together at three way seams. Clips 25 are usually formed from a piece of flat metal having a three eightbs inch wide center strip and with the sides slit into strips perpendicularly to the center strip. The side strips can be bent upwardly and downwardly on each side of the boards to secure them together.

It is to be noted that this description of the construction of a partition wall and its parts is an exposition of old art in which applicant is a skilled worker and in which everything has been provided to make a satisfactory partition wall except that a great deal of time is lost in starting the lower row of lath boards and fixing their lower edges to the studding in a desired position. same trouble is found in securing the top edge of the top row of lath boards to the studding.

The present invention provides the improved stud shoes 19 which not only are used to secure the studs v15 to top and bottom channels 11 and 13 but also are formed with means for vertically positioning the bottom row of lath boards and for properly securing both the bottom and top edges of the board wall to the studding.

As shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 the stud shoes 19 of my improved design are each made with a rectangular tongue 26 formed by slitting the back of shoe 19 along three sides of the tongue 26 as shown but leaving the fourth side of tongue 26 attached to the back of shoe 19. As indicated in Fig. 5 it will usually be desirable to have each shoe 19 formed with a tongue 26 very near its flanged end. Then, if desired, an additional tongue or tongues 26 can be formed in the back of shoe 19 for use in case the lath board is not to start close to the oor or close to the ceiling as is the case with some baseboard and some ceiling cove constructions. In Fig. 5 two tongues 26 are seento have been Lformed in the back of shoe 19. In Fig. 4 it is seen that one tongue 26 is used to support and secure a lower row lath board to a partition frame work at the start of applying the lath board to the wall. In Fig. 3 it is seen that one tongue 26 is used to secure a top row lath board to a partition framework as the work of applying the lath board to the wall is ending.

Having recited the need for and utility of my improved stud shoe, illustrated in described its construction and explained its place in the construction of a gypsum board lathed wall, I claim:

A stud shoe formed of a single piece of sheet metal to comprise a longitudinal back section, a pair of parallel flange sections extending respectively from the side edges of said back section in the same direction therefrom, an end flange section extending in the same direction from an end of said back section perpendicularly to said back section and said parallel ange sections and a bendable tongue partially sheared from said hack section, said tongue being bendable first to extend parallel to said end ange from the side of said back section opposite said A1. flanges to x the vertical position of a Wall board and then bendable to extend parallel to said back section to secure said wall board to said shoe.

References Cited in the lile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,134,155 Spinosa Oct. 25, 1938 2,283,167 Burson May 19, 1942 2,296,609 Gibson et al Sept. 22, 1942 2,350,093 Bralo May 30, 1944 

